Sandra Zuzzi.pdf
Sandra Zuzzi.pdf
Sandra Zuzzi.pdf
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GOING GREEN IN THE OPERATING ROOM<br />
The aim: ways to reduce hospital’s carbon footprint<br />
and save money for patients<br />
Experts say that operating rooms and labor-and<br />
delivery suites make up 70% of total hospital waste<br />
Among the waste is sterilized equipment that is<br />
opened and never used, inefficient high-energy<br />
overhead lights and trash thrown in “medical waste”<br />
bins that could be disposed of in an unexpensive way